The Castle Church Door

I’m sure most of you already aware of this, but some Old School Presbyterian church planting efforts fail. The church fails to grow, and eventually the effort comes to an end. Obviously we need to acknowledge that even this was the will of God and will ultimately be used for the good of His people, [...]

After beginning their 2008 General Assembly by announcing the largest one year drop in their membership since 1981 (57,000 members), the PCUSA has continued a banner year by deciding to also drop the ban on the ordination of practicing homosexuals and fornicators. AP reports - “The denomination’s General Assembly, meeting in San Jose, Calif., voted [...]

One of the prooftexts for Catholicism is 1 Tim 3:15. Unfortunately for Catholics, this verse isn’t referring to the church of Rome. In context, it’s referring to the church of Ephesus (cf. 1:3).It’s a reference to the local church, not the universal church—much less the church of Rome. If, therefore, we’re going to use this verse as a prooftext for a high church ecclesiology, then the church of ...

Alvin KimelI have to honestly say, with all love and respect, that I find the Protestant confession of sola scriptura, with the attendant confession of biblical perspicacity, incoherent, implausible, and impossible to believe. Michael, when you express your confidence that any believer can discern the fullness of Christian doctrine simply by reading the Bible with his “brain on,” I can only shake my head in disbelief, just as ...

[Josh S] “In addition to having no idea how much thinking goes on among BHT fellows…”It’s a well-kept secret.“Mr. Hays clearly doesn’t know much about the drinking habits of the patrons of this establishment.”Of course, this betrays the real reason that Josh squandered his patrimony for the fleshpots of Augsburg.It’s little missteps atop the slippery slope that make the fatal descent unstoppable. Such as substituting Demon Rum for ...

Nick wrote:"One of the first and easiest questions to ask is does the group you are looking into simply make the claim of being the one and only Church Jesus established and must be obeyed. You would be surprised how many Protestant denominations wont make such a claim, this isnt even about proving the claim but simply making the claim. But if the group wont make even the ...

The authors of the book "UnChristian" tell us that Christianity has an "image problem." In some respects this guy is right; meaning, we do need to care for the poor, the needy, and spend less time fooling with politics, etc. But that's not what I'm concerned about because everybody who believes the word of God agrees with that (cf. John 18:36; Galatians 2:10; James 1:27).The authors state ...

As far as I know, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) is the last Bible-believing, conservative Lutheran denomination in America. Other Lutheran denominations have long since departed from the faith because their foundation of Scriptural authority was eroded with the onslaught of German higher-criticism in the late 19th century as well as with the advent of theological liberalism sticking its nasty claws into formerly biblical denominations at ...

One of the most frequently debated questions amongst pastors in denominations that seem to trending ever more liberal is when they should leave. What is the straw that finally breaks the camel’s back? While some conservative men have been willing to stay in liberal denominations until they were forced out is such a policy really [...]